Issue 112 November/December 2008

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Feature stories

Rehabilitation
Genesis Energy’s rehabilitation programme has received international recognition. Jackie Brown-Haysom finds out why. Also, Miriam Bell talks to a visiting expert about the benefits of getting injured staff back to work as soon as possible, and Andrew Inder writes about effective return to work programmes. For good measure, Liz Stewart summarises changes in urine-based drug testing standards.

Don’t turn a deaf ear
John Wallaart has some practical tips for builders and others working in noisy environments.

Lines in the sand
How do you build a motorway in the middle of a city without harming the workers or the thousands of members of the public moving in and around it every day? Peter Bateman visited John Smith to pick up a few tips.

Communicating the message
Technology and energy company Siemens had its heat stress initiative recognised at the Safeguard awards earlier this year. Miriam Bell discovers how it arose out of the company’s safety strategy.

Make it safe
Jackie Brown-Haysom looks at problems and success stories from the manufacturing sector, while John Walley says documenting the safety of your processes can solve problems if there is an accident.

Culture of chronic unease
A visiting Australian academic challenges conventional ideas on safety culture, leadership, audits, and offers some questions to ask staff on safety walkabouts. Peter Bateman reports.

Departments

Professional collaboration
Ian Clark says the three Cs – collaboration, communication, cooperation – are the way forward.

Bright Ideas
Miriam Bell on how a series of design changes have reduced fatigue and lifted productivity at a sawmill.

Conference call
Craig Langstone and Erynn Tompkins look at how restorative justice conferences can benefit victim and offender alike in OHS prosecutions.

Change agent
It’s time to re-think our approach to OHS management, Mike Ward believes.

Book review
Safety, Security, Health and Environment Law by Michael Tooma
Reviewed by Jackie Herd

Culture – the real oil
Craig Armitage focuses on recent developments to enhance a culture of safety at work.

In precarious health
The health drawbacks of precarious work probably cancel out the health boost of being employed, reports Mark Wagstaffe.

Representative Voice
Mervyn Hudd, Pacific Aerospace, Hamilton.

Incident Investigation
Caught in machinery.

Prosecutions

James Arthur Boshier t/a Miranda Hot Springs
Carter Holt Harvey Ltd
NZ Built Ltd
Donald Allen (charge withdrawn)
Ralf Rothschild
Leon Russell Rawiri
Fulton Hogan Ltd
Affco New Zealand Ltd
Martin Simmons Air Conditioning Services Ltd
New Zealand Health Association t/a Sanitarium
John Campbell Cooling
Patchell Industries Ltd
Aquaheat Industries Ltd
Ngaruawahia Meats Ltd

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